Media bombards us every second of every day. With so much noise stimulating our brains, nervous systems, and hearts, how might we return to ourselves? The answer, in part, is rewilding. My guest today is writer Lily Diamond, who shares her take on the essential practice of remembering who we are, and offers suggestions for how to cope with the world around us.

MEET LILY

Lily Diamond is a writer, photographer, and proponent of rewilding in the kitchen and beyond. In 2012, she created the award-winning, much-beloved blog Kale & Caramel, which turned into a bestselling memoir-cookbook. Lily grew up on Maui and graduated from Yale University. She lives in California, and is the co-host of the podcast What’s Your Story?, and co-author of the forthcoming guided journal of the same name.

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

• Why Lily starts her day outside (and her favorite beverage of the moment)


• How she separates communications threads for her various projects


• Ways to cope with anxiety and stress


• Imagining a world where we pull ourselves back into ourselves, and know who we are


• A conversation about social media boundaries and creativity

LINKABLE MENTIONS

• Lily’s Instagram post that inspired our conversation


• The famous green milks


• See question 24 for how America pronounces caramel


• If Women Rose Rooted by Sharon Blackie


• The recent extinction of 3 billion birds in North America


• Nobody Walks In L.A. movie trailer


• The art of rewilding